Torry Holt
| currentteam | St. Louis Rams |
|---|---|
| currentnumber | 81 |
| currentposition | Wide receiver |
| birthdate | |
| birthplace | Gibsonville, North Carolina | heightft=6 | heightin=0 |
| weight | 190 |
| debutyear | 1999 |
| debutteam | St. Louis Rams |
| highlights |
* 7x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]],
[[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2008 Pro Bowl|2007]])
* 2x All-Pro selection (2003, 2006)
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXIV|XXXIV]])
* Ram's Rookie of the Year (1999)
* Ram's MVP (2003, 2005)
|college=[[North Carolina State University|North Carolina State]]
|draftyear=1999
|draftround=1
|draftpick=6
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| nfl | HOL771651 |
North Carolina State :
Holt attended North Carolina State University and played wide receiver for the football team from 1995-1998. In his senior year Holt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. That season he set ACC records of 88 receptions (now broken by Kenneth Moore of Wake Forest) for 1,604 yards and an NC State record of 16 touchdown catches.1999 NFL Draft :
The St. Louis Rams selected Holt in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft, as the sixth overall pick.Holt, at 192 pounds, ran a 4.44 second 40-yard dash and had a vertical jump of 37 inches at the 1999 NFL Combinehttp://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=61012
St. Louis Rams :
Holt was the sixth overall draft pick in the 1999 NFL draft and the first selection made by the St. Louis Rams. In his rookie season he posted 53 receptions, 788 total yards and six touchdowns on the way to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship. Since then Holt has consistently reached at least 1,300 yards every season through 2005. He in fact is the only receiver in NFL history to post six consecutive years of 1,300 yards receiving. Holt's streak was broken in 2006, due to injuries to himself and other teammates that hindered the offense for parts of the year. Holt came into the NFL as number 88, but in 2001 changed his number to 81 (worn by Az-Zahir Hakim previously) as it still stands today.Holt's career also includes 6 Pro Bowls (2000, 2001, 2003-2006) including the past four, 64 career TD's and 716 career receptions. He ranks among the top 10 active leaders in receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and receptions, and has finished in the top ten of those three categories in each of the last four seasons(2003-2006). Holt has also led the league in receiving yardage on two separate occasions (2000, 2003), and receptions once (2003).
On October 15th, 2006, Holt became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 10,000 receiving yards, doing so in the sixth game of his eighth season.
Currently, Holt is first all time in NFL history in receiving yards per game with an 84.7 yards per game average.
NFL Statistics :
Year Team G GS No Yards Avg Lg TD 20+ 40+ FD 1999 St Louis Rams 16 15 52 788 15.2 63 6 12 3 32 2000 St Louis Rams 16 15 82 1635 19.9 85 6 30 10 60 2001 St Louis Rams 16 14 71 1365 16.8 85 7 26 6 58 2002 St Louis Rams 16 11 91 1302 14.3 58 4 17 3 69 2003 St Louis Rams 16 15 117 1696 14.5 48 12 26 4 84 2004 St Louis Rams 16 16 94 1372 14.6 75 10 21 4 58 2005 St Louis Rams 14 14 102 1331 13.0 44 9 15 2 63 2006 St Louis Rams 16 16 93 1188 12.8 67 10 14 2 67 TOTAL 126 116 712 10675 15.0 85 64 161 34 491
Endorsements :
Holt appears in television commercials for Fathead, Imo's Pizza, Phil Lynch's Barbershop, Burger King, Reebok, and the NFL Network.Trivia :
On his left arm Torry Holt has the letters TJH for Torry Jabar HoltOn his right calf he has the tattoo of 54 for a tribute to his friend
Changed his number from 54 in middle school to 88 to 81 in 2001
He went to Eastern Guilford High School in Gibsonville, North Carolina
References :
External links :
- NFLPLAYERS.COM Player Bio
- Current Stats
- http://www.torryholt.com/ Torry Holt's personal official site
- CNNSI.com Draft Video